Drivers could be paying 16 times more each year to cross the Columbia River on I-5 Thursday, October 24, 2024 — Clark County Today John Ley For Clark County Today The average Washington state citizen pays $146.40 a year in Washington state gas taxes according to one report. Under the possible tolling scenarios under discussion by...
Be on the lookout for WA toll scam. Here are latest recommendations By Daniel Schrager, The Bellingham Herald Published: October 24, 2024 If you’ve checked the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Good To Go! website lately, you might’ve noticed a scam alert related to the toll payment system. Or you may have received a fake...
Raising the maximum tolls to $18 is in play Oct 8, 2024 — MyNorthwest BY CHRIS SULLIVAN, KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter The maximum tolls on Interstate 405 (I-405) and State Route 167 (SR 167) went up to $15 earlier this year, but it’s likely that rate will be going up again next year. Washington’s tolling system...
Freight haulers could pay up to four times that amount in ‘pre-completion’ tolling John Ley for Clark County Today A subcommittee of Washington and Oregon Transportation Commissions met to discuss tolling on the Interstate 5 Bridge. Tolling would begin “pre completion” of the Interstate Bridge replacement project, with further escalation of toll prices once the...
While the rules are primarily aimed at the Interstate Bridge, both the current and the new, they could be made to apply anywhere else in the state. Author: Pat Dooris — KGW News Published: September 4, 2024 SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Transportation put out proposed rules Monday that would shape the future...
Tolls could be three times the amount originally borrowed Thursday, May 2, 2024 — Clark County Today John Ley for Clark County Today Paying off a transportation credit card with tolling is expensive. Washington state’s experience with the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (TNB) is on track to spend nearly three times the amount originally borrowed. Tolling...
Polls show virtually no one wants Portland freeways tolled By Cam Gilmour Mar 20, 2024 Portland Tribune In a March 11 letter to the Oregon Transportation Commission, Gov. Tina Kotek stated the “state’s path toward implementing tolling in the Portland area is uncertain, at best. Therefore, I believe it is time to bring the agency’s work...
Bridge tolls would begin in April 2026 during construction and run for 35 to 40 years Monday, February 26, 2024 By John Ley for Clark County Today Six years ago, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) created a “Value Pricing” Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) to discuss tolling issues and allow for public input. That process...
Higher maximum tolls are meant to deter some drivers from using toll lanes By Mike Lindblom Seattle Times staff reporter BOTHELL — Along with three rows of “$10.00” in lights, Interstate 405 drivers on a crowded morning can see what looks like moss growing on the white signs above. Those green edges underscore how the maximum...
50 percent increase in max I-405 tolls begin March 1st Feb. 13, 2024 By Mike Lindblom Seattle Times staff reporter BOTHELL — Along with three rows of “$10.00” in lights, Interstate 405 drivers on a crowded morning can see what looks like moss growing on the white signs above. Those green edges underscore how the maximum...
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